Strategy & Management Games
FIFA Manager 10
A licensed football-management entry where official branding tries to make boardroom fantasy feel real.
Iconic Games
Sonic Mania
The fan-to-official Sonic game that understood the classics better than most sequels.
Psychology
Autonomy in Games
The moment a game says 'go anywhere, do anything,' something in your brain lights up that a linear corridor never touches.
Puzzle & Platformer Games
Phonopolis
Amanita Design returned with another handmade puzzle adventure built around visual invention.
Game Design
Affordances
Visual cues that scream 'you can interact with this' without needing a tooltip.
Based on infomaxxxing codebase